Example sentences of "but given [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They need better leisure facilities , certainly , but given current trends that 's a market we ought to be considering anyway .
2 To counteract this , I 've sometimes specified quantities of potatoes , rice and pasta in the menus , just for the 28-day period , but given two courses at every meal so you should n't need to eat in between .
3 Relevance to post was also mentioned by both groups , but given greater prominence by the group with no training officers :
4 But given that Poidevin turned 33 just days before the World Cup final , will the national selectors prefer to look for a long-term leadership continuity as both Australia and England did when appointing Farr-Jones and Will Carling respectively ?
5 He ends up with the non-voice of Mark Knopfler but given that gentleman 's sales figures ( Dire Straits ' Brothers In Arms was the UK 's best-selling album of the 1980s ) Geldof will hardly complain about the comparison .
6 But given that companies pay a dividend ( based on current profit ) per share , the higher the price of the shares , the lower the dividend will be as a percentage of that price .
7 They are permitted no naturalistic embellishment , but given that choice the stylisation should be taken further .
8 We were surprised at the continuing estimates of fixed costs , as we would have expected a minimal time investment after the first year of familiarisation , but given that training was identified as the major cost , it may be that this forms the bulk of the continuing cost .
9 But given that Bryan Robson is fit , there is only one possible change in the side which has pulled off two excellent wins — and that 's Eric Cantona . ’
10 Again historians have questioned the geography , preferring to place Dispargum in modern Belgium , but given that Merovech 's son , Childeric , had close associations with Thuringia , where he sought asylum , and found a wife , it is possible that the Merovingian family did originate in the east of Frankish territory .
11 In the summer the ferry also runs from Quiberon to the little fishing port of Sauzon , which is almost postcard-pretty from a distance but given satisfying reality in close-up by the sounds and smells of its trade and the stacks of water-roughened lobster traps and water-soaked nets and floats .
12 Monstera deliciosa ( the Swiss cheese plant ) is so common that it is all too often neglected , but given enough space and care its deeply divided leaves make a real show right up to the ceiling .
13 But given heavy doses of baking soda he began to recover , and was perfectly normal three days later .
14 Not directed by Sinn Fein but given public support by members of that party in the face of the atrocities they commit on men , women and children .
15 But given these conditions , egoism is not only possible , it may be permitted by ‘ Be aware ’ .
16 But given three months , I flatter myself I could have modified De Gaulle 's thinking on the malais and Danu .
17 But given those provisos a massive transfer of cash from rich to poor is still vitally necessary .
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